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  1. The defense claimed that Michele MacNeill had overdosed on her prescribed medication and fallen into the bathtub and drowned. The jury deliberated for 11 hours and on November 9, 2013, found MacNeill guilty of the first degree murder of his wife, Michele, on April 11, 2007.

  2. Sep 27, 2021 · Martin attempted suicide again in prison, but authorities prevented him from doing it. His successful attempt came after a judge ruled that his appeal lacked merit. The Utah Court of Appeals opined that the prosecution had provided enough evidence to secure a conviction.

  3. Nov 9, 2013 · MacNeill, who had been on trial for 22 days in Provo, Utah, had pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors alleged his actions after his wife’s death ...

  4. Aug 27, 2021 · His daughters fought for justice in the case, and he was convicted of murder and obstruction of justice in 2013. ABC 20/20 is revisiting the case in an encore episode, “The Perfect Nanny.”

    • Alyssa Choiniere
    • He Was Convicted of His Wife’S Murder
    • He Committed Suicide in Prison on April 17
    • He Was Found Guilty of Sexually Abusing His Daughter in 2013
    • He and Michele Were Parents to Four Biological Children & Four Adopted Children
    • His Mistress Moved Into His House Days After His Wife’S Death

    In 2007, Martin proposed the idea that his wife receive cosmetic surgery. Although she was initially hesitant, Michele eventually underwent the surgery. Martin reportedly requested that Michele be prescribed four different kinds of medication to heal. Two of the drugs, it was later determined, Oxycodone and Diazepam, were not normally prescribed to...

    On April 9, 2017, MacNeill was found unresponsive in the outdoor yard of the Utah State Prison. According to reports obtained by the Desert News, he used a “hose and natural gas line that was intended for a heater inside the greenhouse to kill himself.” The report also stated that MacNeill had been suicidal since being sent to prison. He attempted ...

    In 2014, one year after he was found guilty of his wife’s murder, MacNeill was also found guilty of sexually abusing his daughter, Alexis, in May 2007. Alexis testified in her father’s 2013 trial, just one week after giving birth to twins. Alexis was one of the first people to learn about her father’s death. “They wanted to let me know before it br...

    Alexis holds she always knew her father was guilty, but says it was hard to get others to believe her. “I knew that my father had killed my mom, but no one was listening to us … so we had to fight.” Martin and Michelle were parents to four biological children and four adopted children at the time of the murder. Martin was said by those close to him...

    Just days after Michele’s death, MacNeill moved his mistress, Gypsy Willis, into his home in Pleasant Grove. He claimed that she was the children’s nanny. In court, prosecutors argued that the motive behind the murder was to “clear the way for his mistress to move into the family’s home.” 2013 was not MacNeill’s first run-in with police. In 2009, h...

  5. Apr 12, 2017 · In 2009, Martin MacNeill and his mistress Gypsy Willis were convicted of fraud for using his adopted daughter's Social Security number so Willis could open bank accounts under a false name in order to escape bad credit.

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  7. Jun 13, 2019 · On November 9, 2013, more than six years after Michele MacNeill’s death, the jury found Martin MacNeill guilty of both murder and obstruction of justice.